Circ re. Tender Offer

Queen's Walk Investment Limited 14 September 2007 This announcement replaces RNS no. 8234D released 13.09.07 at 15.02. The announcement of Strike Price in the Expected timetable has been amended from 28 Oct to 28 Sept. There are no other textual changes to the announcement Tender Offer Announcement Introduction On 2 August 2007, Queen's Walk Investment Limited (the 'Company') announced that it intended to buy back at least 10 per cent. of its existing ordinary shares in issue ('Ordinary Shares') by means of a tender offer. The Company has today sent a circular (the 'Tender Offer Circular') to Eligible Shareholders (as defined in the Tender Offer Circular) detailing its proposed tender offer to purchase up to 24.99 per cent. of its Ordinary Shares and thereby to return a maximum of €25 million in cash to shareholders (the 'Tender Offer'). The Tender Offer will be open from 13 September to 3.00 p.m. on 27 September 2007 and is being made at a price per Ordinary Share of up to €6.30 (the 'Maximum Price'). The Maximum Price represents a premium of approximately 34 per cent. over the middle market closing price (as derived from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange) of €4.70 per Ordinary Share on 11 September 2007. The Tender Offer is conditional on the approval of shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held at 12.30 p.m. on 8 October 2007. The Tender Offer is only available to Eligible Shareholders in respect of the number of Ordinary Shares registered in those shareholders' names at 5.00 p.m. on 27 September 2007 (the 'Record Date'). Background to and reasons for the Tender Offer The Directors recognise that, although the Ordinary Shares are traded on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and the Company has a policy of buying its Ordinary Shares in the market for cancellation, the Ordinary Shares have been consistently priced at a discount to their underlying asset value. In arriving at the maximum number and price range of Ordinary Shares to be repurchased, the Board of the Company has taken account of current market conditions which have increased the volatility surrounding the fair value of the Company's portfolio. The Company remains comfortable in the cash generative capability of its assets and believes that the cash available to the Company is sufficient to continue with the Tender Offer within the parameters specified. The Tender Offer The Tender Offer Circular which contains the formal terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, and a tender form, containing instructions to shareholders on how to tender their Ordinary Shares should they choose to do so, were today sent to shareholders. The Company is proposing to return up to €25 million in cash through a purchase of at least 10 per cent. and not more than 24.99 per cent. of its existing Ordinary Shares. Once purchased, those Ordinary Shares will be cancelled and will not be available for re-issue. The Tender Offer is being made available to Eligible Shareholders on the register of members at the Record Date. Eligible Shareholders may participate in the Tender Offer by tendering all or a proportion of the Ordinary Shares held by them at the Record Date. Director's intentions The Directors who are beneficially interested in Ordinary Shares have indicated that they will not tender Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer. The Company has been informed on behalf of Cheyne ABS Opportunities Fund L.P. that, with the support of its largest investor, Cheyne Special Situations Fund L.P., it will not be participating in the Tender Offer. Cheyne ABS Opportunities Fund L.P. is the holder of 17,900,756 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 45 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Shares. Expected timetable Tender offer opens 13 Sept Latest time and date for receipt of Tender Forms 3 p.m. on 27 Sept Record Date for the Tender Offer 5 p.m. on 27 Sept Announcement of Strike Price 28 Sept Latest time and date for receipt of the Form of Proxy 12:30 p.m. on 6 Oct Extraordinary General Meeting 12.30 p.m. on 8 Oct Announcement of result of Extraordinary General Meeting 8 Oct CREST accounts credited with Tender Offer proceeds and revised 15 Oct holdings of uncertificated Ordinary Shares Despatch of cheques for Tender Offer proceeds for certificated 15 Oct Ordinary Shares Despatch of balance share certificates for unsold Ordinary 15 Oct Shares and share certificates for unsuccessful tenders (certificated holders only) Current trading On 4 September 2007, the Company announced its results for the first quarter ending 30 June 2007. The net asset value of the Company's portfolio as at 30 June 2007 was €7.01 per share. Since 30 June 2007, volatility in the European ABS markets has increased significantly as capital has been withdrawn from the sector. Significant market events outside of the Company's control may cause the discount rates applied by market participants to the UK, European and SME residuals to widen. While a widening of discount rates would not affect the cash generative capability of the Company's residuals, this may have a material impact on the Company's NAV in future periods. The Company's net leverage as at 30 June 2007 was 3.0% and will increase following the completion of the Tender Offer. For further information please contact: Investor Relations: Caroline Villiers +44 (0) 20 7153 1521 About Queen's Walk Queen's Walk Investment Limited is a Guernsey-incorporated investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Company's investment objective is to preserve capital and to provide stable returns to shareholders in the form of quarterly dividends. To achieve this, Queen's Walk invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of subordinated tranches of asset backed securities, including the unrated 'equity' or 'first loss' residual income position typically retained by the banks or other financial institutions which have originated the loan assets that collateralise a securitisation transaction. The Company makes such investments where its investment manager, Cheyne Capital Management Limited, considers the coupon or cash flows from the investment to be attractive relative to the credit exposure of the underlying asset collateral. The Company believes that its investment focus provides equity investors with exposure to a relatively new investment opportunity in this asset class. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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